Education Progress Officer- Birkenhead

Education Progress Officer- BirkenheadAre you a passionate, dedicated Education Progress Officer looking for your next role? 4Recruitment Services are recruiting a Education Progress Officer to join the Children in Need team based in Birkenhead.Umbrella Pay- £180.00 p/day25/03/2024 – 3 months initiallyMonday to Friday, 9am – 5.30pm, 36 hrs/week – Office basedTo work as part of Looked After Children’s Education Services (LACES) to provide challenge and support to professionals to improve the quality and completion of Personal Education Plans (PEP) and ensure Government Funding is used accordingly to improve outcomes for Children in Care in Wirral.The role:
Assist in the maintenance of an accurate and up to date list of children in care and their educational arrangementsTrack and monitor the attainments and attendance and school progress of children in Wirral’s care and care leavers through termly contact with schools, designated teachers, and Local Attendance OfficersUse the tracking and monitoring information to ensure that schools and social workers are effective in promoting the achievements, attainments, and potential of looked after children and care leaversTo monitor the effectiveness of any interventions which address underachievement and make appropriate challenge to remove any barriers to their educational progressTo support social workers to discharge their duty to ensure that there are appropriate educational arrangements in place for young people in Wirral’s careMonitor the effectiveness and quality of Personal Education Plans and provide feedback to schools and social workers about thisLiaise with social workers to ensure that they are informed regularly of educational progress of each child in Wirral’s care and the steps needed to support this, including maintaining clear effective Personal Educational Plans.Alert the Virtual School Head about cases where there are exceptional barriers to a child’s progress which cannot be effectively addressed by the normally available resourcesAdvise and support Children’s Services professionals and carers on aspects of the social care and education systemsContribute to the planning and delivery of training to children’s service professionals and carers working with looked after childrenRegularly monitoring and reviewing their own working practice taking account of best practice both locally and nationally
Requirements:
Experience writing and reviewing EHC PlansExperience of working with children/young people with special educational needs and disabilitiesGood knowledge and understanding of the local authority’s duties around SENGood knowledge and understanding of parents / children / young people’s rights regarding SEN

Enhanced Child and Adult DBS

Recruitment is done in line with safe recruitment practices.

4Recruitment Services is an equal opportunities employer.If you are a Childrens Residential Worker and would like to express your interest, please contact us for this great opportunity by calling on 0808 178 4445(option1) and speak to The Care Team Or email on, Careteam@4recruitmentservices.com